DE ANGELIS VOCAL ENSEMBLEMATTHEW GRAY

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & FOUNDER

SEASON ELEVEN 2015 - 2016

WELCOME TO THE 2015 - 2016 ELEVENTH SEASON OF THE

DE ANGELIS VOCAL ENSEMBLEDear friends,

This season we are expanding and growing in a number of ways.Our first program of the season on October 24th is a concert collabo-ration with the Norbertine Fathers from St. Michael’s Abbey. Membersof the Abbey Schola will sing Gregorian Chants as a touchstone for aprogram of motets from the Renaissance and contemporary genres. OurChristmas program on December 5th incorporates sounds from theSouthwest in a program accompanied by Native American flute and clas-sical guitar. In March we expand in both venue and repertoire. Join usfor a concert of music from Mantua; music in Latin, Hebrew and Italianby Claudio Monteverdi and Salamone Rossi Hebreo, in the Cultural Cen-ter of Christ Cathedral, designed by famed architect Richard Meier. Ourfinal program of the season on May 14th will be hosted at the new churchat Our Lady Queen of Angels in Newport Beach. This concert is an in-ternational journey exploring the influence dance has on choral music.

We are continuing our educational outreach program with teach-ers, students, parents and administrators of the Newport Mesa SchoolDistrict with our Mission Music program. This innovative programblends music from Alta California with the fourth grade social studiescurriculum. More information about this groundbreaking program can befound on our website.

Information regarding the purchase of season tickets can befound in this brochure. Your commitment to live performances of worldclass choral music through the purchase of season tickets assures us ourcore audience and gives you four wonderful opportunities to hear de An-gelis Vocal Ensemble in this, our eleventh season. Our success would nothave been possible without the dedicated support of our patrons. Forthis we are extremely thankful!

We encourage you to order season tickets or make a tax deductibledonation online, through our secure website at www.deangelisensem-ble.org.

On behalf of the de Angelis Board of Directors we look forwardto seeing you at our concerts this season!

Matthew Gray Artistic Director and Founder

Our subscription season begins with an experience of the creation of no-tated music. Ancient cultures used symbols (notations) to visually repre-sent aurally-understood melodies, and, as most varied and complexcompositions were performed a cappella, sacred texts were set to music tobecome chants. Join us in our musical collaboration with the NorbertineFathers of Orange County’s own St. Michael’s Abbey as they sing Grego-rian Chant, echoed by the de Angelis Ensemble’s Renaissance and Con-temporary motets on these ancient themes.

Highlights

WILLIAM BYRD/KO MATSUSHITA O lux beata trinitasTHOMAS TALLIS/ĒRIKS EšEnvALDS O salutaris hostia ROBERT PARSOnS/JAvIER BUSTOS Ave maria

enesis, Renaissance and ReincarnationOctober 24, 2015 Mission Basilica 2:00PM Saturday afternoon

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Christmas and the Southwest make a fascinating pairing in Ed Henderson’sMilagros de Navidad, a unique expression of the holiday spirit sung in bothEnglish and Spanish. Join the de Angelis singers for the musical event of theholiday season and enjoy the Southwest sounds of classical guitar, NativeAmerican flute and the sweet sounds of the de Angelis singers for a pro-gram that captures the Miracle of Christmas. As in past years, de Angeliswill donate unwrapped toys to a local charity, this season to Serra’s Pantry.Children who bring these toys to the concert will be our guests, admittedgratis; adults who bring toys will be given $5 off their admission.

HighlightsED HEnDERSOn Milagros de NavidadJOn WASHBURn Noel Sing We!

Christmas from the SouthwestDecember 5, 2015 Mission Basilica

2:00PM Saturday afternoonSt. Basil ChurchLos Angeles8:00PM Saturday Evening

he Sacred BridgeMarch 12, 2016 Cultural Center

Christ Cathedral8:00PM Saturday evening

TFew audiences are aware of the musical synergy present at the Mantuacourt in the late sixteenth century. Monteverdi’s duties for the Gonzagacourt included the composition of madrigals and incidental music to en-tertain the court. Jewish composer Salamone Rossi worked alongside Mon-teverdi, composing madrigals and Hebrew music for the temple in aRenaissance motet style. Join the de Angelus ensemble for an evening at theGonzaga court and experience a delightful program of the sacred and thesecular.

Highlights

CLAUDIO MOnTEvERDI Madrigals and MotetsSALAMOnE ROSSI HEBREO Madrigals and Motets

Dance! Color and LightMay 14, 2016 Our Lady Queen of Angels

Newport Beach8:00PM Saturday evening

Does music influence the style of the dancer, or do dancers influence thestyle of music? Join us for our final concert of the season and discover howdance can be expressed in choral music performed by the de Angelis VocalEnsemble. Experience the emotional passion of a tango, the mystery ofgypsies and storytellers in the tambur, and the power of a dragon; aworld through dance with music from Australia, Vietnam, Mexico andother far-reaching destinations.

LAJOS BARDOS Tambur LOREEnA MCKEnnITT Tango to EvoraROSS EDWARDS Dance Mantra GREG JASPERS Voice Dances & The Long Path

EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH

We are incredibly excited and fortunate to be continuing our work with students, teachers,

parents and administrators from the Newport Mesa Unified School District. Our MISSION MUSIC pro-gram integrates the Social Studies, Visual and Performing Arts, andEnglish Language Arts disciplines through the study and performanceof music from the California Missions.

Music played a central role in the daily life of Alta California, from itsinception in 1769 and the founding of San Diego under the guidanceof Junıpero Serra, through the secularization of the missions and be-ginning of the “American” period in the mid-nineteenth century. It per-meated most sacred and social gatherings; the singing of the Mass andsongs of praise was an obligatory part of mission life, and social func-tions revolved around festive music making.

Throughout the school year students work with the de Angelis singersto examine, study and perform music from Alta California.

For more information about this innovative program, please check-out our educational outreach tab on our website atwww.deangelisensemble.org.

Wine Tasting for a SongSunday, April 24, 2016 4:30 - 6:30PMSalt Creek Grille Restaurant - Dana Point$35.00 per person

The de Angelis Vocal Ensemble Board of Directors cordially in-vites you to join them for our annual event, Wine Tasting for a Song.This season we will feature wines from the Paso Robles area.

Please join us there for an early spring evening of gourmet horsd’oeuvres, specialty wines, and music performed by our own deAngelis ensemble members. Showcase wines will also be auc-tioned at this event.

Sunday afternoon, April 24, 2016from 4:30 to 6:30PM. $35 per person; $25 per person if you are a season subscriber.

BECOME A PATRON OF THE ARTSTickets sold at our programs account for about one-third of the resources needed to complete

our mission each season. Therefore, patron involvement is one of the mostimportant factors in assuring that these concerts continue to be available to everyone in our community.

Below is a list of the Patron Donor benefits. Please consider becoming a Patron of the Arts

Thrones$1,000

Invitation to a post-concert party with the artistsTwo subscription season ticketsDonor recognition in our concertprogram throughout the season

Principalities $500

Invitation to a post-concert party with the artistsDonor recognition in our concert program throughout the season

Potentates$250

Donor recognition in our concert program throughout the season

Virtues$100

Donor recognition in our concert program throughout the season

Archangels$99 and below

Donor recognition in our concert program throughout the season

Seraphim$7,500

Recognition: In press releases and in print advertisements In our concert programs throughout the season On signage at the entrances to the venue

In an announcement prior to the performance

Ten subscription season tickets A private dinner with Maestro Gray at the end of the season

Post-concert party

Cherubim$5,000

Recognition as the Concert Sponsor onprograms and on signage in the venue for all

concerts during the seasonInvitation to a post-concert party with the artists

Six subscription season ticketsA private dinner with Maestro Gray at the end of the season

Donor recognition in our concert program throughout the season

Dominions$2,500

An invitation to a post-concert party with the artists Four subscription season tickets

A private dinner with Maestro Gray at the end of the seasonDonor recognition in our concert program throughout the season

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de AngelisVocal Ensemble 2015 - 2016 TICKET ORDER FORM

GENESIS, RENAISSANCEAND REINCARNATIONSATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 20152:00PM MISSION BASILICA

DANCE! COLOR AND LIGHTSATURDAY, MAY 14, 20168:00PM OUR LADY QUEEN OFANGELS - NEWPORT BEACH

THE SACRED BRIDGESATURDAY, MARCH 12, 20168:00PM CULTURAL CENTERCHRIST CATHEDRAL

THE ANNUAL HOLIDAYCONCERTSATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 20152:00PM MISSION BASILICA - SJC8:00PM ST. BASIL - LA

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Full Subscription Series [All four programs]: $105.00

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Electronic tickets can be immediately downloaded by visitingour website at www.deangelisensemble.org

Our visionProvide our community with the rich cultural

wealth choral music offers.Our values

Strengthen the environment for the choral arts in order to accomplish this vision.

MissionPursue and perform the very highest quality choral music that illuminates, educates and

entertains the people of California and beyond.Goals

Increase public awareness, participation and investment in the choral arts in Southern California.

Incorporate the choral arts as an essential element in the educational experience of all Southern California residents.

Actively support and further diversify musical traditions and aggressively seek new ideas and methods

of performance presentation.Our Outcome

Contribute to a culturally vibrant society that understands the importance of the choral arts in our community.

For more information contact us at (714) 928-9567Or visit us on the web at www.deangelisensemble.org

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de Angelis Vocal Ensemble, Inc is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your contribution is tax deductible to the extent allowed by the law.

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