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FROM THE PRES IDENT

Merry Christmas! As President, as well as a singing member of the Waukesha Choral Union, it is my honor and privilege

to welcome you to our 2011 holiday concert, “A Collage of Carols”. The holiday season makes one refl ect on the many things for which we are thankful. It is a time for rejoicing and celebration.

I am thankful for our wonderful director, and the dedicated musicians that make up our group. I am thankful to our donors

and advertisers, without whom our organization could not survive. Most of all I am thankful that you, our audience, have come to share the joy of our celebration.

We are all truly fortunate to be able to celebrate the holiday season through the gift of music, rejoicing in song to glorify our savior’s birth. My hope is that you enjoy this celebration as much as we do, and participate fully in the sing-a-longs - it truly is good for the soul.

To prolong the musical celebration of the season, I invite you to order one of our new CD’s. Just recorded, it features many of the wonderful selections that you will hear this evening. In any event, I hope that you enjoy the concert enough to invite friends, family members, and neighbors to experience the wonderful performances that will make up the rest of our 2011-2012 season.

Tom CustisWCU President

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MISS ION

The Waukesha Choral Union will challenge, enrich, and engage its singing members, audiences, and community through the pursuit of excellence and a variety of programming. The WCU mission includes expansion of the effectiveness of its educational efforts throughout Waukesha County through collaboration.

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ABOUT THE WAUKESHA CHOR AL UNION

The Waukesha Choral Union has been musically active in the community for over 60 years. Originally a combination of the Carroll College student chorus and community singers named Waukesha Choral Society in 1949, the group became the Town and Gown in 1961 and the Waukesha Choral Union in 1974, taking its present form as an auditioned choir in 1978.


WAUKESHA CHORAL UNION

Board of DirectorsPresident: Tom CustisVice President: Diane McGeenTreasurer: Thomas HeringSecretary: Susan WallenslagerEx-offi cio: Ernest Brusubardis, IIIKristina BoergerPhyllis CramerAaron FrankReanne HolmesSarah HolmquistBarbara MillerTom Smith

Committee ChairsMarketing: Jim LaBelleMembership: Claire JohnsonOperations: Colleen Reske

AdministrationArtistic Director: Ernest Brusubardis, IIIMarketing Manager: Jim LaBelle


ARTISTIC D IRECTOR

Ernest Brusubardis, III, Artistic Director

of the Waukesha Choral Union, is a graduate of UW Milwaukee with

the Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Music

and the Master’s Degree in Music

Education with an emphasis on choral conducting. His other choral directorships include the advanced ensembles of Hartford Union High School and the Brusubardis-Dzimente Latvian Choir, a podium he shares with his father. His expertise in this latter pursuit has earned him the chief conductorship of Latvian Song Festivals in the United States, Canada, and Latvia.

As a music theater enthusiast, he conducts the orchestra for the annual productions at Hartford Union High School and boasts a record as music director for community theater productions throughout Southeastern Wisconsin, including Menomonee Falls Patio Players, On the Wall and Off the Wall theaters, Archangel Productions, and shows at the UW Milwaukee and West Bend extensions.


FROM THE ARTISTIC D IRECTOR

Welcome to Waukesha Choral Union’s celebration of A Collage of Carols. We have had a great time putting together a holiday offering that combines traditional and modern favorites of the Christmas season. You will also have a chance to sing along with more than one anthem, so be prepared to stand and join in with WCU as we ring in the season together. You’ll fi nd the words for the sing along on the Text Insert of this program.

Our concert features delightful carols from the English tradition as well as arrangements of popular Christmas songs from around the world. Of course we had to include American gems like “Carol of the Drum,” “White Christmas,” and “Sleigh Ride” to round out our selections. If you have been to previous Waukesha Choral Union Christmas concerts, then you will recognize our bookends of “O Come, O Come Immanuel” and “Stille Nacht.” Our hope for you is that your heart be warmed by the message and encouraged to create beauty in our world.

May your days be merry and bright, and may all your Christmases be white.

Ernest Brusubardis, IIIWaukesha Choral Union Artistic Director

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December 21 to 23, 2011


VENUES

St. Luke’s Lutheran Church was founded over 80 years ago. The fi rst church building was the red brick structure that faced Grand Ave. The present building was dedicated in 1966. Baptized membership is over 2000. The church offers a full range of programs under the three main points of their vision statement “Connecting, Growing and Serving.” The Fine Arts Ministry Team shares the vision of making St. Luke’s a center for the Fine arts in downtown Waukesha and is thrilled that the Waukesha Choral Union is here tonight.

St. Catherine of Alexandria Church was founded by Irish immigrants in 1847. The current worship space was constructed in 2000 through the vision of the congregation’s current pastor, Rev. David A. Verhasselt. The original worship space is now the church’s Gathering Area. The many beautiful combinations of old and new in this wonderful renovation and addition include the restored Stations of the Cross, the original altar, and parts of the original painted glass windows. In recent years, as the physical structure of the church has grown, so has its membership, expanding from about 120 families in 1994 to nearly 1000 families today. The congregation’s mission is to welcome everyone, to be a “spiritual home away from home.”

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7:30 p.m.St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church

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O Come, O Come Immanuel ........................................................................... arr. John RutterO Come, All Ye Faithful (Sing-along, words in insert) .................... arr. David Willcocks

The English TraditionRejoice And Be Merry .............................................................................arr. Reginald JacquesOnce In Royal David’s City ...................................................H.J. Gauntlett , arr. A. H. Mann

Soloist:Coventry Carol ................................................................................................... arr. Martin ShawMasters In This Hall ......................................................................................arr. Harry SimeonePast Three A Clock .........................................................................................arr. Charles Wood

Carols of the WorldKing Jesus Hath A Garden ...........................................................................arr. Charles WoodStill, Still, Still .................................................................................................arr. Norman Luboff Ding Dong! Merrily On High....................................................................... Carolyn JenningsThe First Nowell (Sing-along) ................................................................ arr. David Willcocks

INTERMISSION

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Sing-along) ........................................ Felix Mendelssohn

Perennial FavoritesI Heard The Bells On Christmas Day ......................................................................John MarksCarol Of The Bells .................................................... M. Leontovich, arr. Peter J. WilhouskyCarol Of The Drum .........................................................................................Katherine K. DavisWhite Christmas ..........................................................Irving Berlin, arr. Hector Mac Carthy

Soloist:Sleigh Ride ............................................................................................................ Leroy Anderson

The Star, The ChildThe Star Carol .................................................................................................................Alfred BurtSoloist:We Three Kings of Orient Are ........................................................................ John H. HopkinsInfant Holy, Infant Lowly ............................................................................. arr. Mary SchmidtAway In A Manger ............................................................................................ arr. Paul Sjolund

Flute: Carrie HooymanStille Nacht ................................................................................ Franz Gruber, arr. John Rutter

A Collage of Carols

Friday, December 9, 2011St. Luke’s Church

Sunday, December 11, 2011St. Catherine’s Church

Waukesha Choral UnionErnest Brusubardis, III, Conductor

Christopher Ruck, Piano


WAUKESHA CHOR AL UNION

SOPRANOKaren BieszkIndra BrusubardisChristine BudishPhyllis CramerPaula CustisBonnie Eales JensenPatricia HummelBarbara MillerRena PettShira RichardsonSally SchwarzCarol SlaybaughMary StephaniWendy StippichKathi StoiberTasha TwesmeJoanna Vanderhoef

ALTOJane DykemaMaureen HairBeth Hefl inClaire JohnsonSue LaubenheimerWendy Muller

JoAnn PortzSusan RabeColleen ReskeMichele RinkaJudy RosynekSusan TillSue WallenslagerAnne Wandler

TENORJohn ClauszTom CustisJames GallupPaul McCoy

BASSRichard BishopRich BlauveltNorm GoeschkoClark GuglerJohn GustafsonTom HeringCharlie HummelMpoyo MulongoTom SmithAlan Thompson

AUDITION INFOR M ATION

Waukesha Choral Union is always seeking new members. To schedule an auditionplease call (414) 297-9310 or email at [email protected]

The 2011-2012 Waukesha Choral Union season, “Heaven and Nature Sing” is sponsored in part by grants from the Arts Alliance of Waukesha County and the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.


Donations to the Messiah / Creation Project in honor of Fred PortzMark AamotRon AbrahamsonMaryilyn BradleySusan BraunschweigPetrea BrenkleAndrea BryantSusanne CarmanJudy ClarkTom and Paula CustisJanice DavisJane Dykema

Katherine EbelRalph FischerSharon GoodrumJuanita GordenTom and Pat GregoryClark GuglerPat HaughneyElaine HurdleAllegra JrolfMargaret KtoridesMary Lou Marose

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OnLine www.ChoralUnion.orgeMail [email protected] 262-549-4863Mail Waukesha Choral Union, PO Box 495, Waukesha, WI 53187

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Waukesha Choral Union is a tax-exempt 501.C.3 non-profi t organization. Your donation may be tax deductible, consult your fi nancial advisor.

CONTR IBUTORS

The Waukesha Choral Union is deeply grateful to these donors for their meaningful fi nancial support. Their commitment to live, local music will help the WCU remain affordable and accessible to the communities we serve.

Maestro ($2,500 and above)Anthony and Andrea Bryant Family FundWisconsin Arts Board

Conductor ($1,000 to @2,499)Arts Alliance of Waukesha CountyA donation in memory of James L. and

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Soloist ($500 to $999)Tom and Paula CustisRichard and Carol SnookWaukesha State Bank

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Keeping the Waukesha Choral Union singing takes money as well as time, effort,and audiences. Show your support by coming to our performances, singingwith us, “liking” us on Facebook, making a donation, or advertising in our printprograms. We are a 501(c)(3) organization and your donations are tax deductibleto the full extent of the law.

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

The Waukesha Choral Union derives its strength and quality from its members’ passion for singing and is always seeking new voices interested in:

• Growing in your singing ability • Singing Handel’s Messiah with an orchestra • Learning new musical genres • Socializing with others who have similar interests • Being a part of a growing, dynamic Waukesha County non-profi t arts organization

To schedule an audition please call (414) 297-9310 or email [email protected].

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STUDENT TEXT WRITING COMPETIT ION WITH $50 0 PR IZE

Paula Foley Tillen, a graduate of Waukesha’s Carroll University, has been a professional musician in southeastern Wisconsin for the past thirty years, and is much in demand as a composer, music director, pianist, vocal coach, and accompanist. Tillen’s compositions and arrangements have been performed by a wide variety of distinguished local, regional, national, and international groups. Tillen’s work can be found in the catalogues of Hal Leonard Publishing Co., Alliance Publishing Co., Treble Clef Music Press, and Santa Barbara Music Press.

The Waukesha Choral Union is accepting student poems, prose, or other original writings to use as a text for a commissioned choral work for its 2012-2013 season. The musical piece will be written by Waukesha-born composer Paula Foley Tillen. All students age 12 to 18 at the time of this contest that are educated in Waukesha county are eligible. The author will be honored, as well as receive a stipend of $500, at the WCU’s performance of Handel’s “Messiah” on March 25th, 2012 at Carroll University’s Shattuck Auditorium. Complete rules and an entry form are available online at www.choralunion.org or by calling 414-297-9310.

The student submission must be original. The subject of the text is at the creative discretion of the author. Entries are due by December 15, 2011. The Waukesha Choral Union Commission committee will select the winner by January 15th, 2012. A second phase of the project, involving student-created multi-media interpretation of the commission, will be announced in 2012.

“I am thrilled and proud to have been invited to write for the Waukesha Choral Union, my own hometown’s wonderful choral ensemble. It’s been a particular delight for me throughout my professional life to be a part of developing the creativity of young people, and I welcome this opportunity to work collaboratively with a young artist.” – Paula Foley Tillen

“The mission of the Waukesha Choral Union encourages community outreach and educational efforts, and this contest accomplishes all that and more. The singing members and board are very excited about seeing a Waukesha student’s idea come to life in song.” - Waukesha Choral Union Artistic Director Ernest Brusubardis, III

“This contest would not be possible without the fi nancial support of our patrons, and a grant from Arts Waukesha and the Wisconsin Arts Board. Collaboration is a strong tradition within our organization. This project brings together many different local artists in a single celebration of music, - Waukesha Choral Union Board President Tom Custis


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JAN. 28Wisconsin Wind Orchestra8 p.m., Humphrey Memorial Chapel

FEB. 26Faculty Recital with TomWeis and

Rhonda Kwiecien4 p.m., Shattuck Music Center

MARCH 17Jazz Ensemble

7:30 p.m., Shattuck Music Center

MARCH 23-24THE LARAMIE PROJECT

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THE L AST WORD

Christmas Carols through the Years…Excerpted from Infobarrel.com

“ . . . The playing of the merry organ, Sweet singing in the choir . . .” These lines from one of the oldest English Christmas carols, “The Holly and the Ivy,” remind us of the importance of music and singing to the celebration of Christmas. But how did the tradition of Christmas carols develop?

In the ninth and tenth centuries the monasteries of Northern Europe used rhyming Latin verses to educate people about the religious meaning of Christmas. By the twelfth century they were being set to the music of popular songs.

The infl uence of St Francis of Assisi was crucial from the thirteenth century onward in the growing trend of writing Christmas songs in the native language of a country, rather than using Latin, to ensure that everyone could sing them and understand their meaning.

Christmas carols were fi rst published in English in 1426, including “Good King Wenceslas” and “The Holly and the Ivy.” These carols were probably sung by wassailers, a medieval custom involving peasants going door to door visiting the wealthiest feudal lords in the area, offering their blessings in song in return for food and drink. Often this ended up in drunkenness, gambling, and promiscuity. Martin Luther and Charles Wesley were among those who wrote carols and encouraged their use in worship.

A new interest in recording and preserving carols developed in the nineteenth century, leading to print versions of “Hark the Herald Angels Sing,” along with “The First Noel,” “I Saw Three Ships,” “God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen,” and “Silent Night.” Carols were considered an important feature of Christmas celebrations and traditions in Victorian times, as refl ected in Charles Dickens’ choice of a title for his novel A Christmas Carol of 1843.

As we sing Christmas carols today, we connect with traditions, and sometimes even controversies, that are centuries old. Hopefully, they also refresh our own memories of the joy and excitement of Christmases past and present.

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