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About Turtle Creek Chorale
The mission of the Turtle Creek Chorale is to entertain, educate, unite and uplift our audiences through music distinguished for its innovation, diversity and artistic excellence.
The Turtle Creek Chorale’s 2009-2010 season marks its 30th Anniversary. With over 200 singing members, the Chorale presents a full subscription concert series at its home, the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, performing annually to live audiences in excess of 50,000. All members of the Chorale are dues paying volunteers who donate over 100,000 hours to rehearsals, service projects and as many as 50 benefit performances annually. The TCC currently has four sub-groups: Chamber Chorus, ENCORE!, New Texas Symphony Orchestra and the Strangerettes, a precision dance team.
The Chorale currently has 36 CDs in addition to a variety of DVDs in its library. Performances by the Chorale have included two state, two regional and three national conventions of the American Choral Directors Association, as well as a regional convention of Music Educators National Conference. The Chorale has traveled to Europe, performing sold out concerts in Barcelona, Berlin, and Prague, as well as two appearances at Carnegie Hall.
Milestones in the life of the Turtle Creek Chorale include:
- The Power of Harmony: a documentary about the struggles and triumphs of the Turtle Creek Chorale by Emmy Award-winning director, Ginny Martin, won the USA Film Festival’s award for Best Documentary, May 2005. Currently airing on PBS stations across the U.S.
- 2003 Guinness Book of Records holder for World’s Longest Choral Concert
l In collaboration with the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, created
Sing For The Cure: A Proclamation of Hope, narrated by Dr. Maya Angelou
- Created and presented the world premiere of Song of Wisdom from Old Turtle, based on the award-winning book OLD TURTLE. Narrated by Marlo Thomas a portion of all recording proceeds benefits St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
- The PBS documentary After Goodbye: An AIDS Story, featuring the Turtle Creek Chorale received nine national awards, including an EMMY
- Ranked in the top ten of Billboard Classical Chart with Requiem CD
- Performed for the inaugurations of Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk and Texas Governor Ann Richards, as well as the Dallas City Council in 2005
- Holiday concerts televised on Dallas’ ABC affiliate WFAA from 2001 to 2004
- Hold only recordings of Richard Strauss’ Die Tageszeiten and Gyorgy Orban’s Missa III
About Dallas PUMP!
Dr. Jonathan Palant, Conductor
The mission of Dallas PUMP! is to provide GLBTQ youth and their allies a safe haven to freely express themselves through music, dance and theater. The choruses’ name, PUMP, is an acronym for Pride, Unity, Music and Power. According to nineteen-year-old youth president David Negrete, “We chose our name based on what is important to us. Pride is to encourage satisfaction with self. Unity is to grow together as one. Music is to produce sounds that have a real effect, and Power is to do, and be something meaningful.”
The tagline, co-created by founding youth members David Negrete, Scott Moriarty, Chelsey Schriner and Mari Plank is: “Singing Today for A Better Tomorrow.”
Dallas PUMP! is a program of Youth First Texas. Additional information about Dallas PUMP! can be found at: www.dallaspump.org
Youth First Texas is the only non-profit organization in Dallas exclusively committed to providing social services, education opportunities, and recreational activities to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Questioning (GLBTQ) Youth through age 22. Its mission is to provide group interaction and individual support for GLBTQ Youth by providing age appropriate activities, programs, and resources that facilitate empowerment and self-acceptance. For more information, visit: www.youthfirsttexas.org
About The Women’s Chorus of Dallas
Melinda Imthurm, Artistic Director
The Women’s Chorus of Dallas is recognized as one of the nation’s finest women’s choruses. The chorus has ten CD recordings to its credit, and has performed throughout North America. Landmark events include a command performance before Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and three concerts in Carnegie Hall.
Under the leadership of Artistic Director Melinda Imthurn, the chorus performs three season concerts and at numerous community outreach events each year. The mission of The Women’s Chorus of Dallas is to promote the strength, diversity, and joy of women by performing high quality choral music to entertain, inspire, and serve the community.
For more information, visit: www.thewomenschorusofdallas.com
About The Singing Girls of Texas
Mark Stamper, Artistic Director
The Singing Girls of Texas is striving to perform as a nationally recognized professional girls' choir, and to train young musicians to become among the best in the world. The Singing Girls of Texas is committed to bringing fresh and innovative literature to their audiences. The girls combine vocal excellence, charisma, and movement to create a concert that will inspire their audiences. The Singing Girls of Texas are proudly associated with the Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts where all these students receive excellent training in the arts. For more information, visit: www.thesgt.org
REPERTOIRE
1 Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Eddie Pola and George Wyle
Arranged by Hawley Ades
©1972 Shawnee Press, Inc.
2 What Shall We Sing for the Child?
Traditional Catalan Carol
Words by Howard Helvey
Arranged by Howard Helvey
© 2004 Beckenhorst Press, Inc.
Pianists:
Russ Rieger and David Moldenhauer
Flute:
Michael Sullivan
3 On Christmas Night All Christians Sing
Traditional English Carol (The Sussex Carol)
Arranged by Howard Helvey
© 1999, 2007 Beckenhorst Press, Inc.
Pianists:
Russ Rieger and David Moldenhauer
C. Peyton Strouth, Conducting Fellow
4 Mele Kalikimaka
Robert Alex Anderson
5 Bashana Haba’ah
Music by Nurit Hirsh
Words by Ehud Manor
Arranged by John Leavitt
© 1970 EMI Songs (Israel) Ltd.
Translation:
Next year, when peace will come, we shall
return to the simple pleasures of life
so long denied us. You will see, O how good
it will be next year!
6 Christmas in Killarney
John Redmond, James Cavanaugh
and Frank Weldon
© 1950 Alfred Publishing Co.
Arranged by David Maddux
Soloist:
Leslie Frye
7 Snowfall
Claude Thornhill
Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Arranged by Danny Wesley Ray
8 Believe
from The Polar Express
Words and Music by Glen Ballard
and Alan Silvestri
Arranged by Teena Chinn
© 2004 Warner Olive Music LLC
Dallas PUMP!
9 A Christmas Auld Lang Syne
Mann Curtis and Frank Military
Arranged by Chad Weirick
with The Singing Girls of Texas,
Mark Stamper, Artistic Director
10 Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town
J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie
EMI Music Publishing
Arranged by Anne Albritton
The Women’s Chorus of Dallas
Melinda Imthurm, Artistic Director
11 O Lux Beatissima
Howard Helvey
© 2004 Henshaw Music, Inc.
C. Peyton Strouth, Conducting Fellow
Translation:
O Light most blessed,
Fill the hearts’ depths
Of all your faithful.
Without your grace,
Nothing is in us,
Nothing that is not harmful.
12 He’s Too Fat For the Chimney
Words and Music by Irving Gordon
Published by Beebourne Co.
Additional words by Danny Ray
Arranged and orchestrated
by Danny Wesley Ray
© 1999 Danny Ray
13 Mambo Santa Mambo
G. Wade/J. E. Thomas
Arranged by Danny Wesley Ray
Quartet:
Steven Thomas, Joel Ihms,
Daryl Curry, Michael Scott Raines
14 If You Only Knew
from Through A Glass, Darkly
Words and Music by Michael Shaieb
© 2007 Michael Shaieb
Soloists:
Daryl Curry and Buddy Mercer
15 Peace, Peace
Words and Music by Rick and Sylvia Powell
Arranged by Fred Beck
© 1969, 1973 Matterhorn Music
16 Jingle Bells
James Lord Pierpont
Arranged by Louis R. Persic
Soloist:
Todd Moore
PRODUCTION NOTES
Recorded live at the
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
Dallas, Texas
Cover Art and Packaging
Joseph Rattan
Joseph Rattan Design
www.josephrattandesign.com
Turtle Creek Chorale
Staff
Dr. Jonathan Palant
Artistic Director
Stephen Tosha
Senior Executive Director
Kenneth E. McBryde
Data Administrator and Grant Writer
Robert Cole
Community Relations and Production Manager
Kyle Wendeborn
Marketing & Website Coordinator
Russ Rieger
Principal Accompanist
Peyton Strouth
2008-2009 Conducting Fellow
Terry Dobson
Director of ENCORE!
Don Jones
Sign Interpreter (ASL)
OTHER
First Tenor
Aaron Alarcon
Sean Baugh
A.G. Black
Greg Britt
James Brown
Scott Davidson
Wayne Davis
Gene Dolphus
Steven Fontaine
Martin Guerra
J.B. Holman
John Horany
Rick Martin
Randall Miller
Doug Mitchell
David Moldenhauer
Charles E. Mullins Jr.
William Oswalt, Jr.
Brian Parman
Matt Roberts
Gary Ruska
J. Christopher Stinnett
C. Peyton Strouth
Steven Thomas
Thomas Timbol
Steve Wall
Daniel Weber
Paul Wignall
DiMarcus Williams
Second Tenor
Barry Batie
Bryan Black
Paul Burdett
Mack Campbell
Eliud Cantu
Mark Cargill
David Cheek
Collin Curtis
Daniel DalPoas
Tim Durland
Christopher Ehemann
Lyle Ellerbach
Rick Faucett
Peter Grimmett
Troy Heine
Randal Hering
Michael R. Herrington
Kevin Hodges
Bill Huckeba
Joel Ihms
Zack Ingrim
William Irwin
Gary Kearns
Mark Knight
John L. Lambert
Michael-David Light
Tony Marruchella
Tim Martin
Kenneth E. McBryde
Jess C. McDowell
Kenneth McQuade
Peter Mena
Brandon Moses
Mark H. Nagel
Gene Olvera, Jr.
Neil Douglas Oxford
Richard Parkman
John Ricks
Benny Ruiz, II
Jim Shafer
Kale Bryan Sisson
Steve Stallings
Scott Stethem
Tri Truong
Keith Wall
Robert S. Young
Baritone
Scott E. Adams
Heath Baker
Eric D. Bankston
Neil Barnes
Fred Blue
Reid Bonner
Russell Buescher
Adam Burns
Souk Burrowns
Wayne Cavender
Daryl Curry
Jim Day
Chad Dingman
Timothy J. Dowler
Rob Dulaney
Don Dureau
Stephen Elliott
David Fessenden
Chris Forman
Leslie Frye
Richard Galvan
Chuck Gibson
David Giersch
Darrell Gipson
Kent Godfrey
Mark C. Goodheart
Paul Gunn
Jerry Gutierrez
Kenny Hill
Forrest Johnson
David Kaye
Wes Kennedy
Michael Lalonde
Jeremy Lewis
Christopher J. Mapp
Gordon Markley
W. Robert McWilliams
Buddy Mercer
Michael Messmer
Zan Moore
Dan Moss
Michael S. Mullen
Dominic Norris
Daniel Oberlender
Fred Owen
Steve Punches
Joseph Rattan
Raun Savage
Glenn Segler
Rick Shackelford
Jay Smith
Andy Steingasser
Chuck Sweatt
Gary R. Williams
Jim Williams
Edwin Young
Bass
Rusty Allen
Charles Battista
Joe Bennett
Ralph Blackburn
Michael R. Bradley
C.E. Bunkley III
Tom Burns
Michael Carrillo
John Connell
Jonathan Duffy
Seth Gowans
David Grelle
George R. ‘Jake’ Jacobs
Paul R. LaPierre
Roy Lierman
Robert L. Lynch, Jr.
Bert Martin
Jeffrey McCain
Patrick J. McCann, Jr.
Chuck Moon
Frederick E. Moore
Todd Moore
Mark T. Parker
Jayson Payne
Stephen W. Price
Garrett Pruessner
Michael Scott Raines
Jamie Rawson
Craig Robinson
Derrick Robinson
Chris Rodriguez
Lucho Romero
Dennis Stark
Michael Sullivan
Bryan Tomes
Joe Weaver III
Visit Turtle Creek Chorale online at
www.turtlecreek.org
to find the complete
listing of our recordings, videos, upcoming
concert information
and events.
Turtle Creek Chorale
P.O. Box 190137
Dallas, TX 75219 Phone: 214 526 3214
Toll-free: 877 SING TCC
